The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-04-26
FOUL IN THE FOOT.
A Remedy and Treatment which Effect n
Rapid and Thorough Cure.

Among the minor things to be looked
after by cattle-breeders in fall and
spring is the condition of the feet OF
their stock. Cattle can not be kept in
the stable all the time, rs they need ex.
ercise to keep them in good health.
Notwithstanding all the care possible,
they will get into the mud, more OF
less, and this is better for them than to
have their feet always dry, if the feet
are not allowed to become sore. There
will be pellets or rolls of mud between
the hOofs, which, if allowed to remain,
eventually irritate the thin skin there,
and produce what is called ''fOul in the
foot This does not often occur. it is
true. but there Is always a possibility
that it may happen. If the cattle are
not allowed considerable daily exer-
else, the hoofs are liable to grow long
: and make the animal lame. Bulls
: which, of necessity, are kept in the
! stable all the time, are often troubled
in this way, and their feet have to be
. trimmed occasionally. which i a rather
, hard job. Cattle which run q portion
Of each day in = ward or lane. where
tho soil j. Craye.iy or stony, are never
. troubled "a this Wv. During muddy
: weather. however, they sometimes get
sore fcgt, uD account of continued irri-
tation. cau~-u By hard, foreign sub
stances u"twcen the hOofS
''Fou'-.' or foul in The foot. is an
! JlceroU> inflammation of the delicate
! skin anG flesh between the claws of the
! hOof. and is communicate" by contact
of the pus or matter of a sore foot with
the clean skin of = healthy foot, yield
ing readily 10 remedial measure at the
outset, but difficult to cure after it be-
come, deep-seated and spreads through
out the adjacent tissues. There are
numerous remedies in general use,
some of them useIesSlv painful and
cau>tic. All that is really needed is To
clean the affected surfaces from pus
and dccayed animal tissues, and then
apply q remedy which will destroy any
germs of decay that may be left. and
at the san: time luh,;glIy and heal the
calls only adds ~ the Irritation. pre-
venting ralria healing. AMI adding 10
the animal : suffering. II the feet are
watched. a they should be. and the
hard Jumps of mud are removed before
the feet become sore. no remedy l.
needed. "a there will Ice 10 disease.
The "ounce of prevention j. much the
cheaper.
The worst part of the business is to
clean the affected foot. The animal
naturally objects 10 having il touched. |
and the cleaning. ii thorough. as it
must be. j. very painful. Consequent |
~. il ~ necessary L. secure the animal |
IL some way. 80 that IL can not slrug-
Gle. Some tie 4 rope e. the leg. the |
fOoi # which * affected. while the an |
imal i tied in liz stall. and draw the |
foot up and back. tying the rope To |
some convenient timber or stud. This |
will do if the animal will stand still, |
but it l. sure not 10 do this. and there |
l. much difficulty in working sit the foot, |
and there is great danger Of injury re-
sulting from the struggles Of ihc ami
NAL. The better way is TO throw the |
animal fiat on the ground, and then Sc
curely faSten his feet, so that he can
not struggle. ANY one who mas ever
seen horse thrown by the Rarey or a
similar method, can easily manage to
least" an animal without injuring it.
Then, with "a spatula of wood, or
dull butchers knife, the diseased foot |
can be scraped clean without causing
the blood TO flow. and then the foot can
be well WISHED with warm water. The
other feet Shouid also be cleaned and
washed.
As soon o. dry, = cauStic ointment
should be spread all over the diseased
surfaces. ANY cau>tic. like butter of
sntimony. q. diluted Suiphuric acid.
will De- efiecJuai, hU! these :; .. rroiuc-
tive "a .'ucl pain. anu are liable 40 be
washed o. ,d5bed of in 4 short time.
Blue v.Irir., rrigcrizcd 10 an almost
impalPabie powder. ana mixed
with an equal weight ii
lard. make IN ointment which does
not wash 49, r:!h of readily. 5 not Sc
we're. ant /, :. rely cCiectual In fact
foI ioui - tue loot "a attic and foot
rot in sheep. We think there is no
IA this .Or effectiveness.
cheaPness. and ease IF application.
Usually. ono application completes he
cure, and i docs ais-avs Il tho cleans
ing has been perfect. Otherwise a